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News published July 2018

• Young Wardens scheme back for summer holidays

  Eighty children will be putting their summer holidays to good use when they take part in a free education programme which launches this week.

  Published: 31st July 2018

• Temporary road closures at Regent Circus for resurfacing work

  Overnight road closures are to be introduced at Regent Circus next month as vital improvement works near completion.

  Published: 27th July 2018

• Council and Police urge residents to be on the look-out for child abuse and exploitation

  Swindon Borough Council and Wiltshire Police are launching a campaign to encourage local people to know the signs of child abuse and exploitation and how to report it.

  Published: 26th July 2018

• Praise for StreetSmart team as parish and borough councillors cement close working relationship

  Parish councillors have praised Swindon Borough Council’s StreetSmart team for their hard work in keeping the roads clean and tidy.

  Published: 24th July 2018

• Prestigious Green Flag Award places Lydiard Park among the very best open spaces

  Lydiard park is among a record-breaking 1,883 parks and green spaces across the UK that have received a prestigious Green Flag Award.

  Published: 24th July 2018

• Awards ceremony sees talented teachers recognised for excellent work

  Huge congratulations have been issued to teachers across Swindon as this year’s Education Excellence Awards were deemed a big success.

  Published: 24th July 2018

• All aboard at STEAM as kids get in for £1

  The school holidays are almost here and that can mean only one thing – that children can visit the STEAM Museum for just £1.

  Published: 24th July 2018

• Lydiard House is given new lease of life as repair works get underway

  Vital maintenance work to rejuvenate historic Lydiard House has begun in earnest.

  Published: 24th July 2018

• Strategic transport group welcomes Hertfordshire and Swindon to its ranks

  Swindon Borough Council has officially been confirmed as one of the latest local authorities to join England’s Economic Heartland (EEH), which provides leadership for economic growth in a corridor reaching from Swindon in the west through Oxfordshire and the South Midlands to Cambridgeshire in the east.

  Published: 20th July 2018

• Euclid Terrace recognised as Best Small New Housing Development

  A Swindon Borough Council-built housing development has been recognised at the recent Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Building Excellence Awards.

  Published: 18th July 2018